I've been doing this every year for the past six or seven years, and publishing them on this website for the past four years. Last year sort of fell by the wayside, but I hope that I'm able to keep up this year. I say that every year, I'm sure.

109 Things To Do/Accomplish in 2009

1. ART/CREATIVITY: Open an Etsy store
2. ART/CREATIVITY: Design ten total items by June
3. ART/CREATIVITY: Design five new kits by March
4. ART/CREATIVITY: Take photos of one stranger per week
5. ART/CREATIVITY: Generally use camera more
6. ART/CREATIVITY: Try one new creative endeavor
7. ART/CREATIVITY: Buy handmade for all gifts and holidays, or make your own gifts
8. ART/CREATIVITY: Make more notepads out of recycled paper
9. ART/CREATIVITY: Cut t-shirt quilt materials by June
10. ART/CREATIVITY: Finish t-shirt quilt by September
11. BOOKS: Read “2666”
12. BOOKS: Read “Boss of You”
13. BOOKS: Read 5 recommended comic books
14. BOOKS: Read “Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors”
15. BOOKS: Read “The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks”
16. BOOKS: Read “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”
17. BOOKS: Read “Stiff”
18. BOOKS: Read “Belonging”
19. BOOKS: Read books for and attend at least 3 book club meetings
20. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Road trip to Memphis with Seth
21. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Visit Portland, OR with Seth
22. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: At least 2 date nights every month
23. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Try to stop grossing Seth out so much
24. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Spend a weekend with Mom
25. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: See Luke and his family
26. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Buy grandma a new shredder
27. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
28. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Connect with father’s side of the family
29. FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP: Organize genealogy charts
30. FINANCIAL: Renter's Insurance
31. FINANCIAL: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
32. FINANCIAL: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
33. FINANCIAL: Apply for Women's Studies scholarships
34. FINANCIAL: Re-apply with Financial Aid for additional grants in January
35. FRIENDS: Call at least 3 friends once a month to talk about nothing
36. FRIENDS: Write New Year's Day letters
37. FRIENDS: Send New Year's Day letters
38. FRIENDS: Update birthday calendar/contact information spreadsheet
39. FRIENDS: Girl party weekend with Caitlin and Erin
40. FRIENDS: Treat Joy to dinner at the Downcity Diner
41. FRIENDS: New York ComicCon with other lady geeks
42. FRIENDS: Help Caitlin with wedding prep
43. FRIENDS: Girl party with Sandra and NYC friends
44. FRIENDS: Restore contact with 3 people you've lost along the way
45. FRIENDS: See Jen and Mike for brunch once a month
46. FRIENDS: Spend a weekend in NJ with Alexis at her (now not so new) house
47. FRIENDS: Set up an interstate photo scavenger hunt group
48. HEALTH: Join Weight Watchers
49. HEALTH: Buy Weight Watchers cookbook
50. HEALTH: Target weight loss for 12 months: 40lbs
51. HEALTH: Get to the gym 3x per week minimum
52. HEALTH: Make weekly meal plan – stick to it
53. HEALTH: Make a weekly lunch/snack meal plan for school
54. HEALTH: Bring lunch to school
55. HEALTH: Check-up appointment with former shrink
56. HEALTH: Annual exam in October
57. HEALTH: Go to the dentist
58. HEALTH: Go to sleep before 2am; generally get more sleep
59. HOME: New bedding
60. HOME: Cancel cable
61. HOME: Frame remaining photos for picture wall
62. HOME: Hang the picture wall
63. HOME: New curtains for the bedroom
64. HOME: New bedframe (build or buy)
65. HOME: Reupholster entire couch
66. HOME: Big Spring Cleaning
67. HOME: Throw a party
68. HOME: Host a book club night or craft night
69. ORGANIZATION: Print small version of Uberlist for the planner
70. ORGANIZATION: Update Uberlist on website once a month
71. ORGANIZATION: Christmas shopping/cards purchased, packaged, ready to send by
September
72. ORGANIZATION: Find better containers for bringing lunch and snacks to school
73. ORGANIZATION: Have a yard sale
74. ORGANIZATION: Make new knitting needle cases
75. ORGANIZATION: Clean desk in office; organize underneath area
76. ORGANIZATION: Use a blank notebook for daily lists
77. ORGANIZATION: Clean out office closet
78. ORGANIZATION: Shred old files
79. SCHOOL: Set meeting with travel office about semester abroad
80. SCHOOL: Discuss semester abroad with advisor regarding credits, courses
81. SCHOOL: Discuss degree progress with advisor and UC
82. SCHOOL: Print remaining degree requirements
83. SCHOOL: Set realistic schedule for Independent Study courses
84. SCHOOL: Consider student senate, or some other group to join that actually gets something accomplished on campus
85. TRAVEL: Do one semester abroad
86. TRAVEL: Visit Portland, OR
87. TRAVEL: Visit Memphis, TN
88. TRAVEL: Go to Caitlin’s wedding in Richmond, VA
89. TRAVEL: Do a walking tour of NYC with specific places in mind
90. VOLUNTEER: Check in with local women’s shelters about their need for volunteers
91. VOLUNTEER: Raise enough money to sponsor one person @Women for Women for a whole year
92. VOLUNTEER: Develop voter education classes for women’s shelters and middle school aged girls
93. WEBSITE: Daily Photo…daily (except weekends)
94. WEBSITE: Daily Song…daily (except weekends)
95. WEBSITE: One video blog per month
96. WEBSITE: Separate front page from blog page
97. WEBSITE: Maybe a small redesign
98. WHIMSY: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
99. WHIMSY: Try all four seasons menues at Chez Pascal
100. WHIMSY: Find a reason to really dress up and go out
101. WHIMSY: Make one new recipe from at least 6 of owned cookbooks
102. WHIMSY: Turn old jeans into new skirts
103. WHIMSY: Silkscreen a tshirt
104. WHIMSY: Start doing morning pages again
105. WHIMSY: Take a solo photo day trip…twice
106. WHIMSY: Do a photo tour of my hometown
107. WHIMSY: Memorize the phonetic alphabet (Alpha Bravo Charlie etc.)
108. WHIMSY: Make business cards
109. WHIMSY: Print a book of favorite Flickr pictures from 2009